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In Atherton (State Suburbs) 28.6% of people were attending an educational institution. Of these, 29.8% were in primary school, 23.2% in secondary school and 9.4% in a tertiary or technical institution.

There were 3,199 people who reported being in the labour force in the week before Census night in Atherton (State Suburbs). Of these 54.4% were employed full time, 32.8% were employed part-time and 6.2% were unemployed.

Provided unpaid assistance to a person with a disability (last two weeks)

666

11.5

353,373

10.2

1,896,957

10.9

Did voluntary work through an organisation or group (last 12 months)

1,200

20.7

645,543

18.7

3,090,874

17.8

In Atherton (State Suburbs), of people aged 15 years and over, 67.9% did unpaid domestic work in the week before the Census. During the two weeks before the Census, 26.7% provided care for children and 11.5% assisted family members or others due to a disability, long term illness or problems related to old age. In the year before the Census, 20.7% of people did voluntary work through an organisation or a group.

In Atherton (State Suburbs), of occupied private dwellings 4.1% had 1 bedroom, 19.9% had 2 bedrooms and 48.6% had 3 bedrooms. The average number of bedrooms per occupied private dwelling was 3. The average household size was 2.3 people.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households whose rent payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which are not renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

Proportions in this table are calculated by taking the number of households who own their dwelling, and whose mortgage payments were 30% or more of an imputed income measure and expressing this number as a proportion of the total number of households in an area, including those households which were renting their dwelling (excluding the small proportion of visitor only and other non-classifiable households). The nature of the income imputation means that the reported proportion may significantly overstate the true proportion. Further information on the method to impute income is available in the income fact sheet.

In Atherton (State Suburbs), 41.1% of occupied private dwellings had one registered motor vehicle garaged or parked at their address, 32.6% had two registered motor vehicles and 12.0% had three or more registered motor vehicles.

For the 2011 Census in Atherton (State Suburbs), there were 627 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Of these, 299 (or 47.7%) were male and 328 (or 52.3%) were female. The median age was 17 years.

In Atherton (State Suburbs), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the average household size was 3.4, with 1.3 persons per bedroom. The median household income was $884.

In Atherton (State Suburbs), for dwellings occupied by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, the median weekly rent was $206 and the median monthly mortgage repayment was $2,167.

LATEST ISSUE Released at 11:30 AM (AEST) 28/03/2013

Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data. This may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages.

The information contained in this QuickStat has been produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics | It contains data from the 2011 Census of Population & Housing held on 9 August 2011 | Release date of this QuickStat was 28 March 2013 | Some values may have been adjusted to avoid release of confidential data | These adjustments may have a significant impact on the calculated percentages in QuickStats | For more information refer to Introduced Random Error in the 2011 Census Dictionary. For further enquiries contact the ABS National Information and Referral Service on 1300 135 070 | www.abs.gov.au/census